Berberian Sound Studio (movie)

As he demonstrated in "Berberian Sound Studio," Peter Strickland is a talented sculptor of cinematic mood and a serious fan of vintage European exploitation flicks. "The Duke of Burgundy," his Sapphic tale of domination and submission, is nothing if not a mood piece, but amid its atmospherics and winking asides, it's also a fascinating portrait of a relationship. Actresses Chiara D'Anna and Sidse Babett Knudsen make a compelling duo. The latter, best known to American audiences for her lead role in the Danish series "Borgen," delivers a knockout performance in her first English-language feature. She plays the statuesque entomologist Cynthia, who...

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As he demonstrated in "Berberian Sound Studio," Peter Strickland is a talented sculptor of cinematic mood and a serious fan of vintage European exploitation flicks. "The Duke of Burgundy," his Sapphic tale of domination and submission,...

"Berberian Sound Studio" — the creepily offbeat new British independent film in which Toby Jones plays a timorous sound-effects specialist working on a '70s Italian horror flick — takes its title and inspiration from the late American...

No blood is spilled or flesh ripped on screen in "Berberian Sound Studio," Peter Strickland's disturbing satirical thriller about the dubbing of a ferocious horror movie made in the style of giallo directors such as Mario Bava, Pupi Avati and...